Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Seth Shostak (@sethshostak) is a Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute and host of the popular weekly science radio show Big Picture Science which connect the latest research to identify emerging trends - and why they matter.

Full episode:

http://disruptors.fm/74-seth-shostak-on-seti-space-and-the-search-for-extraterrestrial-life-big-picture-science

In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:

- Why Seth first fell in love with astronomy
- The history of SETI and how Seth got involved
- Which answers to Fermi's Paradox Seth finds most probable
- The problem with public support for space research
- How the race for space and ET has evolved over the years
- What happened when SETI detected an alien signal, only to be wrong
- Why artificial intelligence is a bad idea to create
- Would the government actually hide proof of alien contact
- Why the search for ET is more exciting and promising than ever
- The reason Seth thinks space exploration will mainly be a robotic endeavor
- Why Seth is somewhat worried about weaponized biotech
- The sad truth about a sociey on Mars
- Where life may have originated, and is panspermia credible


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